Changing the product key of windows 2003 server

[UzomaOk]

I need help i installed a windows 2003 server standard edition on my infrastructure server with a product key but when i tried to install SP1 it told me wrong licence. I have got another license from software spectrum but the problem now is how do i change the license so that i can install sp1 without re-installing.

I need help urgently!!!!!

 

[Spirit]

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/

Try this at your own risk, I've never used this util to change a license number and I am not sure if it works on 2k3 server.

Iain

 

[UzomaOk]

Nope. It didn't work. The option to change the registry key is grayed out.
Pls help i need this information urgently

 

[Spirit]

I don't know if this would work on 2003;

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810892/en-us

Or you could just try running sysprep

Cheers,
Iain

 

[UzomaOk]

The link is for windows xpand it did not work?

How do i run sysrep

 

[Spirit]

The Article ID : 810892 "How to change the product key at the time of activation".

goto

http://www.microsoft.com/support

and then search for sysprep you should understand what it will do before using it. But I think Sysprep -factory will do the job.

Iain